Former midfielder Jamie O’Hara has slammed two Tottenham Hotspur stars within the wake of the 2-1 defeat towards Aston Villa on Sunday, branding their performances “painful”.
Spurs fall to sixth after Aston Villa defeat
Tottenham suffered their second Premier League defeat of the season on the weekend, struggling a 2-1 loss at house towards Villa, which suggests they’ve now fallen to sixth within the desk.
On the steadiness of play, it was a comparatively even sport, with only a few huge possibilities being created by both facet, however the guests had been finally extra scientific, and Morgan Rogers’ first-half objective was significantly eye-catching.
Thomas Frank admitted the loss was a good end in his post-match interview, saying: “I do not suppose we did sufficient. If we would achieved sufficient we would not have misplaced this sport. I do not suppose we gave an excessive amount of away, they scored two targets from outdoors the field. However I believe we are able to additionally create extra for ourselves.”
As you’d most likely anticipate, O’Hara was a bit extra scathing in his evaluation of Spurs’ efficiency, taking to X to single out two gamers specifically for heavy criticism.
The previous midfielder mentioned: “We’re so irritating to observe it’s painful, why is Tel taking part in? Why is Odebert beginning? They don’t seem to be adequate, we want extra than simply lengthy throws, our house kind must be million occasions higher.”
Tottenham should enhance forward of tough run of fixtures
Frank’s facet’s fixtures have been comparatively type on paper up to now this season, however issues are about to get tougher, with upcoming Premier League opponents Everton nonetheless undefeated at house since their transfer to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Tottenham’s subsequent 5 Premier League fixtures
Date
Everton (a)
October twenty sixth
Chelsea (h)
November 1st
Manchester United (h)
November eighth
Arsenal (a)
November twenty third
Fulham (h)
November twenty ninth
As such, Spurs should begin displaying indicators of enchancment quickly, and O’Hara is correct to be involved about Odobert’s performances, with the winger nonetheless but to register a single objective or help in eight Premier League video games this season.
Tel has additionally dissatisfied since his arrival, scoring simply 4 targets in 28 outings, and the 20-year-old struggled as soon as once more on Sunday afternoon, receiving a 6.1 SofaScore match score earlier than being withdrawn on the hour mark.
Consequently, Frank may do with Dominic Solanke returning sooner fairly than later, and the Tottenham boss just lately offered a promising replace on the centre-forward’s return from damage, saying: “The great factor is it is constructive, he is progressing now. However he is nonetheless coaching on his personal. I do not need to be too excited or too adverse both manner, so I am truly taking it a bit bit day-by-day and week-by-week to see how fast he progresses.”
